Conquest, NY -- A 6-month-old child was removed Tuesday from a Conquest home after a dog warden called for state police assistance while investigating an animal complaint he was working on, troopers said today.

The Conquest dog officer made the call after discovering the conditions at 10671 Egypt Road were hazardous to the child's health, troopers said. The parents, David W. Meeks, 31, and Rhode Wing, 30, were both charged with endangering the welfare of a child.

The child was removed and arrangements made to keep the child from the residence until conditions improved, troopers said. The dog warden also removed a dog from the residence that needed immediate medical attention.

Wednesday, troopers and investigators from the Cayuga County Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals returned to the residence and seized 10 horses from a barn on the residence. Investigators cited the animals' medical and physical conditions. One horse was euthanized due to its poor health, troopers said.

The other nine horses were taken to be cared for at other local farms, troopers said.